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onychophagist

/ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ony-chophag-ist
IPA
/ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who bites his or her fingernails.

Etymology

From onychophagy + -ist = onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, from Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagón, “I ate”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/
  • British English: /ɒnɪˈkɒfəd͡ʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

onychophagists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

onychophagia

Questions

How do you pronounce onychophagist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/.
What does onychophagist mean?
A person who bites his or her fingernails.
Where does onychophagist come from?
From onychophagy + -ist = onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, from Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagón, “I ate”).

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